Biology:Northern hopping mouse
| Northern hopping mouse | |
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| N. aquilo at Wurruwarrkbadenumanja, Groote Eylandt | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Notomys |
| Species: | N. aquilo
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| Binomial name | |
| Notomys aquilo Thomas, 1921
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The northern hopping mouse (Notomys aquilo) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in coastal northern Australia , from Arnhem Land to the Cobourg Peninsula.
This mouse weighs 25 to 30 grams and is brown above and white below. Its long tail measures 150% of its body length and it has long hind feet up to 4 centimeters long.[2]
This species lives in sandy soils on heathlands and grasslands. It is nocturnal. It consumes seeds and sometimes other plant material and invertebrates.[2] The mouse hops, leaving bipedal tracks.[3] Several individuals live communally in burrows.[2][3]
Threats to this species include habitat alteration, such as changes in the fire regime and the effects of livestock. Feral cats watch the burrows and may consume several individuals in a night.[3]
References
- ↑ Woinarski, J.; Burbidge, A.A. (2016). "Notomys aquilo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T14862A22401364. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T14862A22401364.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14862/22401364. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Notomys aquilo. Northern Territory Government Department of Natural Resources, Environment, and the Arts.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Notomys aquilo. Queensland Government Environment and Resource Management.
External links
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=.
- Jones, Ann (14 March 2015). "The engineering mouse builds its dream house". Off Track. ABC Radio National. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/offtrack/the-engineering-mouse-and-its-dream-house/6313654.
- "Notomys aquilo". NCBI Taxonomy Browser. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=442588.
Wikidata ☰ Q199308 entry
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